Rafael Benítez will be named as the new Napoli head coach on a two-year
contract, according to the Italian club’s president, even though a deal has
yet to be concluded.

Aurelio De Laurentiis said he had “given myself a birthday gift” for turning
64 yesterday by signing Benítez, the Chelsea interim manager, as a
replacement for Walter Mazzarri, who is likely to take over at Inter Milan.

Benítez’s representatives held talks with Napoli officials in London on Monday
but it is thought that the Spaniard has been reluctant to commit himself to
the job as he waits to find out